Benefits of Face Steaming

Steam was always a party of ancient beauty lovers and now also you will see steaming at saloon for high end facials and body spa.

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 Procedure:

1. Pour some water in a pot and let it boil.

2. Transfer the boiling water into a container with larger open area.

3.Add few drops of essential oil/rose petals/lavender leaves/green tea to get some extra benefits, however this part is absolutely optional.

4. Take a big towel over your head, place your face above container and cover with towel to avoid leakage of steam. Make sure that to maintain comfortable distance from steam to avoid burning.

5. Let your face sweat. Take break intermittently.



 Benefits:

1. Cleans skin by opening up pores.

2. Relaxes face muscles.

3. Helps in removing dead skin cells thus giving better complexation.

4. Helps in removal of blackheads or whiteheads.


Things to remember:

1. Always check the water temperature and be cautious during starting.

2.Do not over do steaming. Every session must last for 3 to five minutes maximum and too while maintaining proper distance from water.

3. While adding any type of essestial oil or other ingredient please check if you are allergic/have asthma or you are pregnant.

4. If you have skin breakage wait till you regain your skin.

DIY-Summer complexion care face packs

Summer take away the suppleness and softness of skin making it dull, dry and dark...But with a little care you can shine back....:)
There are so many ingredients around you that can actually save you and your money.
1.Yoghurt: 

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Yoghurt is a natural cleanser and also helps in soothing your skin. Add some drops of rosewater and honey and massage your face, hand or other body parts. Leave it for 5to 10 min and rinse with cold water.

2. Honey:

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Honey is great for skin as it contains lots of antioxidants. Along with skin it gives nourishment to hairs too. Mix :

-one tablespoon honey with
-1/2 tablespoon of lime juice
- and a pinch of turmeric

and massage it to your face. This pack will help you get back the suppleness back with even skin tone.

3. Rose water: 

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Rose water is natural toner and refreshes skin while retaining the skin moisture. Clean your face and apply rose water before going to bed for illuminating skin every morning or you can always add few drops of rose water to any face pack to get extra benefits.

4. Lime Juice: 

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Lime juice has multi benefits for skin and hairs.
- helps in removal of acne marks and blemishes.
-removes tan.
-it has anti ageing properties too
-helps in overcoming the problem of dandruff.

All these benefits can be extracted from lime juice. But, there is one thing to be careful about. Always mix lime juice with some other ingredient as sometimes its acidity may damage the skin.

5. Gram flour:

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Gram flour is a very effective home ingredient to treat various skin problems. You can prepare different types of face packs to treat different problems:

-Mix gram flour with yoghurt and turmeric, massage it on face and leave then for 5 min - removes tanning and add glow.

-Mix Gram flour with cream and turmeric for facial hair removal, better complexion and blemish free skin.

-Mix gram flour with lime juice for remove acne marks.

-Mix gram flour with rose water- nourishes skin and restores oil balance.


6.Aloe Vera: 

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-You can simply apply aloe vera gel and get smooth skin.It also helps in removing tan.

- Mix aloe vera gel with some olive oil and make your own anti ageing cream.




So now you know how you can face this summer without hitting skin problem and staying beautiful.